I dunno, a crystal skull is kinda neat and fortean, but it's no Ark of the Covenant, right? Not quite a 'movie hanger', as it were. But the kingdom where a crystal skull comes from? I can dig that.
Meh. I initially mis-read it as Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls, and wondered how there'd be a whole kingdom of them. One isn't nearly as interesting as many.
Yeah, I know, I don't know why I'm bothering to comment either. I have movers carting most of my belongings into the street, so I need something to distract me.
Well, the cool part is what is the deal with the crystal skull (is it one of the ones that when it screams, someone dies?)? And what kind of kingdom does it come from?
And what day did we say we wanted to get together? Did we mention a day?
No day mentioned. However, as predicted, our calendar is filling up with people wanting to see us "one last time before you go". Tonight, Wednesday night, and Thursday night are booked, but the weekend is still free. :-)
There's one too many information-carrying words. You can have the X of Y, or the YZ, but the X of the YZ is just silly. Observe:
"Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom": fine. "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Skulls": a touch lame, but basically fine. "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade": fine. "Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull": meh. "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull": just too damn much going on.
I totally agree. A point to make on that, though, is that the first movie now breaks that pattern with the adding of "Indiana Jones and the", as they have so very thoughtfully done.
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Or "Kingdom of the Crystal Skull". I suspect that this is the real reason that the title includes "Kingdom" and "Crystal Skull" -- the common abbreviation for the first film is "Raiders Of The Ark", and so now we have "Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull".
Well I'm glad they're sticking with real world legend and lore that may have actually existed rather than going the Lara Croft route and inventing mystic lore. It sort of makes it a bit more interesting. I know that the magic stones were made up I assume but the Grail and the Ark of the Covenant were "real world" legends at least and the crystal skull, if it's the one I'm thinking of, has fascinated people for ages, literally.
I would not have minded IJ: Kingdom of the Skull, IJ: The Crystal Skull, IJ, Kingdom of Crystal (kinda sounds Rainbow Brite-ish) or just, IJ, IN YOUR FACE! But that title sounds so....Mary Sue-like, and written by a 12 year old.
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Hmm...
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Movies based on amusement park rides have proven to be a good bet.
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Coming soon: Spinning Teacups, the movie!
Next summer's blockbuster hit: Ferris Wheel's Day Off
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Yeah, I know, I don't know why I'm bothering to comment either. I have movers carting most of my belongings into the street, so I need something to distract me.
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And what day did we say we wanted to get together? Did we mention a day?
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IJ and the KotCS is way too wordy.
Doug.
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"Indiana Jones and the Revenge of the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"
Yeah.
That's better.
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"Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom": fine.
"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Skulls": a touch lame, but basically fine.
"Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade": fine.
"Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull": meh.
"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull": just too damn much going on.
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Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Almost identical.
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The only problem is that it's a little long for most marquees.
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I had not considered marquee reasons.
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Btw, I'm disappointed you're not weeping blood at the first option even a little bit.
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"Please don't let it suck, please don't let it suck"
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I'll believe it won't suck when I see something substantial come of it.
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But that title sounds so....Mary Sue-like, and written by a 12 year old.
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I'm just looking forward to Shia Labouef claiming his summer blockbuster crown.